Chelsea’s dream start to the new Premier League season has faced a harsh dose of reality in the last seven days, with the Blues losing their first game of the Antonio Conte era on Friday night.
Liverpool claimed a 2-1 victory over the London outfit at Stamford Bridge and were good value for their win, meaning the hosts will need to go back to the drawing board.
Conte’s success at Juventus was based around a miserly defence, with centre-halves Giorgio Chiellini, Andrea Barzagli and Leonardo Bonucci the bedrock of the Bianconeri side.
The Italian trainer will look to build a defence in West London that can be just as formidable and watertight, but it remains to be seen what that will look like once everyone is fit and available.